Brazil dismisses concerns over ‘secure’ electronic ballot system

Brazil has dismissed concerns over its electronic voting system after presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said polling problems denied him an outright victory in Sunday's vote (AFP Photo/Nelson ALMEIDA)

Brazil’s government on Wednesday dismissed concerns over country’s electronic voting system after the weekend election, saying the technology was “absolutely secure”.

Frontrunner candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, blamed problems with electronic polling for denying him an outright victory.

The far-right candidate will face leftist Fernando Haddad in the run-off on October 28 after winning 46 percent of the vote to Haddad’s 29 percent in the first round.